A tracking solar roof and minimalist interior highlight Team Spain’s Solar Decathlon house.
After the Solar Decathlon ends, student-led teams explore mass-market opportunities for their innovative technologies.
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Team Boston’s Solar Decathlon 2009 house aims to prove that good design can save energy and money.
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Virginia Tech uses sliding glass walls to expand the living space of its Solar Decathlon 2009 house.
Alternative energies and high-efficiency HVAC products eligible for tax credits.
Unlike racked rooftop solar panels, the maker's FusionSolar system is factory-fused directly to its standing-seam metal roofing panels.
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A California program delivers solar power to low-income homeowners and involves local community and low-income groups in installing the product.
Tax credit incentives are making investments in renewable energy, such as solar water heating, more affordable and attractive to consumers.
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Though, to date, demand for solar systems has been low, the hope is that tax incentives will help push consumers into investing in solar power.
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Remodelers should weigh other upgrade opportunities and the possibility of diminishing returns before moving forward with solar water heating for their clients.